Come travel through the reality zzones of six dedicated Portland songwriters at this showcase hosted by local ex-floorman Pythias Braswell. Braswell will open with sonic weeds pulled up and framed, Aurelia Marine will astound with deft and passionate lyrical wit, Sweet Freeze will spin minimalist webs of close-beat atmosphere, Robb Westlund will throw all the furniture on the front lawn, Violet Creatura will invite ghost kids to break sticks and pull strings, and finally Dustin Silva will pound the brass nails for the tracks outta this hellscape thank you don’t miss it

Pythias Braswell blends ancient relics and alien lasers into a song form that is both old and new. His songs are heartfelt, sacred, melodic, and given to occasional moments of improvised disintegration. He sings about mystery, memory, death, dreams and dust.

https://pythiasbraswell.bandcamp.com/

https://pythiasbraswell.com/

Aurelia Marine likes songs with lots of words and weird time signatures

https://aureliamarine.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/aureliamarinemusic/

Sweet Freeze is Kate Sattler, a lofi solo artist and composer known for her unique textures, haunting and hypnotic melodies, intimate vocals, and sparse, distinctive sound. She writes, performs, records (on 8-track), and produces all of her music. Kate is also the creator and host of Songs that Shaped Me, a CAMP Radio show telling life stories through music. In 2018, she founded Foris, a chamber choir dedicated to emerging composers.

https://www.sweetfreezemusic.com/

https://sweetfreeze.bandcamp.com/

Robb Westlund

https://www.instagram.com/smithwestlund

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2V6WKlJpKzgim2MgTxAaNY

Violet Creatura is a walk through mystery, channeling nature portals and voices from a distant time. Intuitively guided, fueled by a flame tended throughout centuries. Eclectic and electric, the sounds of Violet Creatura come in a variety of forms: nature love songs, abstract and transcendent loop compositions, kooky psych jams, haunting melodies, or the driving rhythms of feminist revenge.

https://violetcreatura.bandcamp.com/

https://www.samanthacimino.com/violet-creatura-music-video

As a Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter, Dustin Silva is a rare combination of technical virtuosity and raw, emotional intensity. His songs have been described as existential folk - a musical blend of Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake and Radiohead. Dustin fully released his debut album, What We Leave Behind, in December 2024.

https://dustinsilvamusic.bandcamp.com/

https://www.dustinsilvamusic.com/